Health Highlights: June 2, 2020
2020-06-02
1 in 4 U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Occur in Nursing Homes
Company Says Remdesivir Helps Moderately Sick COVID-19 Patients
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Sinus Infection? ‘Good’ Germs in Your Nose May Be Key
2020-06-02
TUESDAY, June 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — If you constantly battle sinus infections, low levels of good bacteria in your nose may be to blame, new research suggests. Previous research has shown that health-protecting strains of bacteria reside in your digestive system, genital tract and on your skin. In thisContinue Reading
Trump-Touted Hydroxychloroquine in Short Supply for Lupus Patients
2020-06-02
TUESDAY, June 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A drug championed by President Donald Trump as a coronavirus panacea appears to be in short supply for people who really need it: lupus patients. More than one-third of U.S. lupus patients who take hydroxychloroquine have struggled to fill prescriptions for the drugContinue Reading
Final States Reopen Amid Worries That Protests Will Spark New COVID Infections
2020-06-02
TUESDAY, June 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Michigan prepared to lift its stay-at-home order on Tuesday — one of the last states to do so. But in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned that protests rampant in numerous American cities could trigger a second wave of COVID-19 infections. “Protest, justContinue Reading
Coronavirus Was Already Spreading in U.S. in January: Study
2020-06-01
SATURDAY, May 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — More evidence has surfaced that the COVID-19 coronavirus was circulating in the United States as much as a month prior to the first confirmed local case in February, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday. Genetic analysis of early casesContinue Reading
Drug Could Boost Survival From Lung Cancer Affecting Non-Smokers
2020-06-01
MONDAY, June 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The drug Tagrisso could offer hope to patients battling a form of lung cancer that typically hits people with little or no history of smoking, a new trial finds. Taken after surgery to remove the lung tumor, Tagrisso (osimertinib) greatly extended the averageContinue Reading
As Postponed Surgeries Resume, Can U.S. Hospitals Handle the Strain?
2020-06-01
MONDAY, June 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For months, the coronavirus pandemic forced hospitals to delay elective surgeries as doctors turned their attention to treating COVID-19 patients, but the spigots on non-urgent procedures are about to reopen. Unfortunately, two new reports from Johns Hopkins University researchers suggest that hospitals willContinue Reading
Most Americans Still More Worried About COVID-19 Spread Than the Economy
2020-06-01
MONDAY, June 1, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As the number of U.S. coronavirus cases neared 1.8 million on Monday, a new poll shows that a majority of Americans still think it’s more important to control the virus’ spread than to restart the economy. While nearly 6 in 10 Americans sayContinue Reading
Health Highlights: June 1, 2020
2020-06-01
Protests Might Cause New Wave of Coronavirus
Antibody Therapy to Treat COVID-19 in Human Trial
FDA Approves Oriahnn For Menstrual Bleeding
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What to Know If You’re Headed to College With Asthma or Allergies
2020-05-31
SUNDAY, May 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) — If you’re off to college in the fall and have allergies or asthma, it’s not too soon to figure out how you’ll manage them. “There are many arrangements to be made as you head off to college for the first time, and yourContinue Reading